Spring Cleaning

 

People like “stuff”. We tend to hold onto it year after year. We save and stock up on things that we don’t know what to do with anymore. Maybe we keep things because they hold precious memories of days gone by, or they remind us of our parents, grandparents, past loves or childhood. To part with these precious possessions seems out of the question. There is a saying that goes, “You have to get rid of the old to make way for the new.”  If you are feeling stuck or stagnant in your life, try spring-cleaning. Throw out some of that stuff, say goodbye to your past and welcome the new energy of your happy, healthy future. Try these three ideas:

 

1.     For good mental and physical health, we actually have two “houses” that need to be spring-cleaned: our physical homes and our physical bodies. Just as we accumulate “stuff” in the form of outgrown clothes, magazines, rusty bicycles, tools and random keepsakes, so do our bodies accumulate old food residues and toxins that need to be cleaned out.

 

2.     To spring clean your body, give it a break from rich and complicated foods by either cleansing or fasting for a short period of time. Cleansing means paring down your food to just simple fruits and vegetables, lots of water and perhaps whole grains. Fasting means limiting most foods and drinking lots of water, fresh vegetable and fruit juices, teas and soups. Without much energy going toward digestion, more energy is available to the rest of your body and mind. Cleansing and fasting can sharpen your concentration, help you gain insight and promote spiritual awareness. It can also bring improved immune function and better digestion.

 

3.     While you’re cleaning out your body and home, don’t forget to spring-clean your heart. Throw away negative thoughts and habits you’ve been harboring that no longer serve you. A clean, open heart will allow you to receive all the good that awaits you each and every day. If your heart and mind are cluttered, there is no room for life’s gifts and surprises to enter.

 

Water: The Wonder Drug

What if you could have one food that was magic and it could cure you off all your aliments? Well ok it’s not a food and it can’t cure everything. But it is pretty amazing stuff…water. We already know from science class that our bodies are made of 75% water. We can live without water longer than we can live without food. Not getting enough water can lead to excessive thirst, fatigue, dehydration, headaches, dizziness, muscle failure, and a build-up of toxin in the body due to lack of urination and well can cause constipation.

So how much water do you need? Well it depends on who you talk to. Honestly it really depends on you and what your body needs. I am a dry person, I have dry skin, dry hair, dry nails; I need the water. I crave it. I drink about a gallon every day. I am also very possessive of my water. My daughter is the same way. Forget juice or milk, she wants water. The girl would drink the bathtub if I let her. The general rule is no less that 8-10oz glasses a day and more if you exercise, or live hot or dry climates. If you drink coffee, soda, tea or alcohol you need to add additional water equal to the amount you are drinking. For instance for a 16 oz coffee you need to add 16 oz of water on top of your 8 glasses. Other influences on you water needs are medications, illness, and pregnancy. All three require more water.

This week try to add more water my drinking a glass every hour. You will be amazed on how great you feel!

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